Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in

each of the following sentences.

1. I registered with some online employment agencies, and they found a vacancy almost immediately.
A. work B. an available job C. career D. place
2. Somebody looks at the detailed specification for the installation and then another colleague researches the
cost of the labor and materials.
A. co-worker B. employee C. staff D. supervisor
3. Do you think that humans will be exterminated when the machines rise against them in the future?
A. destroyed B. entervened C. controlled D. replaced
4.The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.
A. reserve B. generation C. natural environment D. diversity
5. Every year, in Africa a lot of elephants are poached for tusks.
A. illegally hunted B. gently cooked C. boiled D. stewed
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that is OPPOSITE in meaning to
the underlined words
1.Kurzweil believes that there could be tiny robots called nanobots implanted into our brains to improve our
memory.
A. inserted in B. fixed in C. removed from D. replaced with
2. Certain courses are compulsory; others are optional.
A. voluntary B. free C. impressive D. mandatory
3. This product is hazardous to the eyes and should be kept out of reach of children.
A. dangerous B. useful C. safe D. interesting
4. She was unhappy that she lost contact with a lot of her old friends when she went abroad to study.
A. made room for B. put in charge of C. got in touch with D. lost control of
5. With so many breakthroughs in robotic science and technology, much manual work will soon be taken
over by robots.
A. intellectual work B. physical work C. monotonous work D. dull work
Choose the word whose main stress is put on a different syllable from that of the others in the group
1. A. maintain B. attitude C. determine D. develop
2. A. brilliant B. different C. secretary D. attractive
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in the group
3. A. bride B. fridge C. bridge D. driver
4. A. borrow B. neighbor C. stapler D. harbor
5. A. booked B. pushed C. caused D. matched
Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence:
6. _________, women are responsible for the chores in the house and taking care of the children.
A. With tradition B. On tradition C. Traditional D. Traditionally
7. All of the students are __________ to pass the entrance examination in order to attend the university.
A. obsessed B. obliged C. obtained D. observed
8. It is important to have someone you can _______ in.
A. talk B. speak C. confide D. know
9. Most adjective can be used to _______ a noun.
A. precede B. advance C. occur D. stand
10. I’m very tired. _______ more than 800 kilometers today.
A. I’m driving B. I’ve driven C. I drive D. I’ve been driving
11. When he returned home from work, he ________ a bath.
A. takes B. took C. has taken D. was taking
12. Our relatives _________ meet us at the station this evening.
A. are being B. are going to C. go to D. will be to
13. He ________ for that company for five months when it went bankrupt.
A. has been worked B. has worked C. had been working D. was working
14. At this time next week, all of the students _________ for their examination.
A. will be sat B. have been sitting C. have sat D. will be sitting
15. Rachel is good at badminton. She ________ every game.
A. wins B. winning C. have won D. is able win
16. “Let’s have pizza”. “________________”
A. Not again B. It doesn’t matter C. Not at all D. Not really
17. He can’t go out because he _________ his work.
A. doesn’t finish B. hasn’t finished C. didn’t finish D. hadn’t finished
18. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
19. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left
20. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote B. writes C. has written D. had written
21. While her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was writing B. wrote C. was written D. had written
22. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
23. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
24. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had B. had had C. have has D. have had
25. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned B. will learn C. has learned D. would learn
Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question:
My aunt is one of those people who can talk to anyone about anything. If she goes to a party where she
doesn’t know any of the people, she just walks up to the first person that she sees and introduces herself. And
yet she doesn’t seem to talk about deeply important things like politics or religions. She always starts off with
something very obvious like the other person’s job. Very soon she is talking as if she has known the other
person for years. I asked her once what her secret was. She said that the most important thing in a
conversation was listening. People love to talk about themselves, so if you allow them to do so, it’s very easy
to keep a conversation going. You have to listen carefully and ask questions. And you have to look interested,
too. So don’t keep looking at other things in the room while you’re talking to someone. Another thing that
I’ve noticed is that she only pays people compliments. She says: “I like your hair. Which hairdresser do you
go to?” or “You look very well. Have you been on holiday?” Friendly messages like this seem to provide an
easy way into a conversation.
26. According to my aunt, the most important thing in the conversation was__________.
A. speaking B. discussing C. looking D. listening
27. At parties where she doesn’t know anybody, she normally _______________.
A. feels embarrassed and stays away from people. B. asks people to introduce themselves to her
C. comes over to the first person and introduces herself. D. sits alone and avoids talking to other
people.
28. My aunt thinks that it’s easy to keep a conversation going if you __________.
A. let people talk about themselves B. let people hear about themselves
C. talk about politics and religions D. ask people about their secrets
29. What should you NOT do when you have a conversation with someone?
A. Looking very interested in his or her story. B. Looking at other things in the room.
C. Listening very carefully and asking questions. D. Paying him or her compliments.
30. According to the passage, my aunt often starts a conversation by talking about ______
A. the other person’s wealth B. the other person’s health
C. the other person’s daily activities D. the other person’s job
Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected
36. Last year (A), my son was lost (B) among (C) the crowd when we have gone (D) shopping.
37. Almost (A) 300 million people had visited (B) America’s national parks (C) every year (D).
38. They have studied (A) English before (B) they went (C) to London (D).
39. They have got married (A) for (B) 30 years by (C) the end of this month (D).
40. They will help (A) you whenever (B) you will ask (C) them (D).
Choose the word or phrase that best fits each space in the following passage.
In Germany, it’s important to be serious in a work situation. They don’t mix work and play so you shouldn’t
make jokes ________ (36) you do in the UK and USA when you first meet people. They work in a very
organized way and prefer to do one thing at a time. They don’t like interruptions or _______ (37) changes of
schedule. Punctuality is very important so you should arrive on time for appointments. At meeting, it’s
important to follow the agenda and not interrupt_______ (38) speaker. If you give a presentation, you should
focus ________ (39) facts and technical information and the quality of your company’s products. You should
also prepare well, as they may ask a lot of questions. Colleagues normally use the family names, and title – for
example, “Doctor” or “Professor”, so you shouldn’t use first names _______ (40) a person asks you do.
36. A. while B. as if C. such as D. as
37. A. sudden B. suddenly C. abruptly D. promptly
38. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
39. A. on B. to C. at D. in
40. A. if only B. as C. unless D. since
Word form:
1. I like John but I don’t find him ___________ physically. (ATTRACT)
2. Civil rights include freedom, _________ in law and in employment, and the right to vote.
(EQUAL)
3. Nancy wondered whether it was her distiny to live in England and _______ John. (MARRIAGE)
4. Agriculture work is ___________ seen as a male occupation. (TRADITION)
5. Experience is the father of _______ and memory is the mother of it. (WISE)
Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed
before it.
1. I haven’t seen Alice for ages.
It’s ages _______________________________________.
2. She started to teach 13 years ago.
She has ________________________________________.
3. We last visited Rome three years ago.
We have _______________________________________.
4. It’s 3 months since she last phoned me.
The ___________________________________________.
5. Peter has never heard classical music before.
It’s ____________________________________________.
6. This is the silliest joke I have ever heard.
I have _________________________________________.
7. I arrived in London last week and I’m still here.
I have _________________________________________.
8. When did you meet Antonio?
How __________________________________________?
9. I last saw Alison over a year ago.
I ______________________________________________.
10. I began learning English at the end of 2010.
I ______________________________________________.